INDIA-U.S. COOPERATION ON GLOBAL SECURITY: A WORKSHOP ON TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR SECURITY ______
Organised by
U.S. NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE
AND
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES
October 29-31, 2012
J R D Tata Auditorium
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC AND SECURITY STUDIES PROGRAMME National Institute of Advanced Studies Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore URL: www.nias.res.in
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF WORKSHOP
This India-U.S. workshop on the technical aspects of civilian nuclear security has been convened jointly by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) in Bangalore. The goals and objectives of this joint workshop are:
To build mutual understanding of how experts in India and the United States approach issues of civilian nuclear materials management and security;
To establish contacts among and Indian and US scientists and experts on nuclear materials security in order to explore future areas of cooperation relating to nuclear security issues;
To identify potential areas of cooperation in scientific and technical fields between the experts and institutions in India and the United States.
Given these goals and objectives, NIAS and NAS encourage open and frank discussion during the workshop, and urge all participants to be actively engaged and seek specific opportunities for further collaborative scientific efforts.
INDIA-U.S. COOPERATION ON GLOBAL SECURITY: A WORKSHOP ON
TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF CIVILIAN NUCLEAR SECURITY
U.S. NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCE AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES
OCTOBER 29-31, 2012
AGENDA
DAY ONE
9:30 – 10:00 Introductory Remarks
V.S. Ramamurthy, Director, NIAS
Raymond Jeanloz, Professor, University of California Berkeley.
Session I: Overview of Civilian Nuclear Security: A Systems Approach Session Chair: Dr. V.S. Ramamurthy Rapporteur: Dr Arun Vishwanathan
10:05 – 10:25 M.R. Srinivasan, Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
10:25 – 10:45 Robert Kuckuck, Former Director, LANL
10:45 – 11:30 Discussion
11:30 – 11:50 Coffee Break
Session II: Securing Nuclear Materials Session Chair: Dr Raymond Jeanloz Rapporteur: Dr Nabeel Mancheri
Overview of Nuclear Materials
11:50 – 12:10 R. Rajaraman, Emeritus Professor, JNU
12:10 – 12:30 Ravi Grover, Director, Strategic Planning Group, BARC
12:30 – 12:50 Peter Santi, Scientist, Safeguards Science and Technology Group, LANL
12:50 – 13:30 Discussion
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
Session III: Nuclear Forensics Session Chair: Dr. Philip Gibbs Rapporteur: Ms Ila Gupta
14:30 – 14:50 V. Venugopal, Dr.Raja Ramanna Fellow, Radio Chemistry and Isotope Group, BARC
14:50 – 15:10 Ian Hutcheon, Deputy Director, Glenn Seaborg Institute
15:10 – 15:55 Discussion
15:55 – 16:15 Coffee Break
Session IV: Cyber Security for Civilian Nuclear Materials Security Session Chair: Dr Surinder P Singh, Oak Ridge National Lab Rapporteur: Ms Ila Gupta
16:15 – 16:35 Suresh Babu, Computer Division, BARC
16:35 – 16:55 Cliff Glantz, Senior Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Lab
16:55 – 17:40 Discussion
17:40 Adjourn
19:00 Dinner
DAY TWO
Session V: Technologies and Physical Security of Nuclear Materials Session Chair: Dr Robert Kuckuck Rapporteur: Dr Arvind Kumar
9:30 – 9:50 G.P. Srivastava, Director, E&I Group, BARC
9:50 – 10:10 Jordan Parks, Member, Sandia National Laboratories 10:10 – 11:00 Discussion
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
Session VI: Nuclear Security at Civilian Facilities Session Chair: Dr V.S. Ramamurthy Rapporteur: Dr Arun Vishwanathan Reactor Facilities
11:25 – 11:45 G.P. Srivastava, BARC
11:45 – 12:05 Michael Browne, Los Alamos National Laboratory
12:05 – 12:50 Discussion
12:50 – 13:50 Lunch
Non-Reactor Facilities
13:50 – 14:10 A.R. Sundararajan, Former Head, Radiological Safety Division, AERB
14:10 – 14:30 Michael O’Brien, Associate Program Leader, LLNL
Safety, Security, Safeguards
14:30 – 14:50 Paul Nelson, Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University
14:50 – 15:40 Discussion
15:40 – 16:00 Coffee Break
Training on Nuclear Materials Security
16:00 – 16:20 G.P. Srivastava, BARC
16:20 – 16:40 Michael O’Brien, LLNL
16:40 – 17:20 Discussion
SPECIAL LECTURE
Chair: Dr Arcot Ramachandran, Rapporteur: Prof KP Vijayalakshmi 17:45-19:15 Anil Kakodkar, Former Chairman, AEC
19:30 Dinner
DAY THREE
Session VII: The Human Factor in Nuclear Materials Security Session Chair: Dr. Stephen Cohen, Brookings Institution Rapporteur: Dr M Mayilvaganan
Insider Threats
09:30 – 09:50 Hormis Tharakan, Former Director, R&AW
09:50 – 10:10 Phil Gibbs, Safeguards R&D Manager Brookhaven, National Lab
10:10 – 10:50 Discussion
10:50 – 11:10 Coffee Break
Session VIII: A Systems Approach to Civilian Nuclear Security: A Summary Session Chair: Dr. Stephen Cohen Rapporteur: Dr M Mayilvaganan 11:10 – 11:30 Baldev Raj, Former Director, IGCAR
11:30 – 11:50 D.V. Rao, Executive Advisor, LANL
11:50 – 12:30 Discussion
Session IX: General Discussion and Suggested Future Actions
12:30 – 13:10 Session Chair Summaries
13:10 – 13:30 Closing Remarks
Raymond Jeanloz BV Sreekantan, Visiting Professor, NIAS
13:30 Adjourn and Lunch